European Minifootball Federation
# European Minifootball Federation

The European Minifootball Federation, also referred to by its abbreviation EMF, is the administrative body for 5-a-side version of minifootball in Europe. It is one of five continental confederations of its governing body, the World Minifootball Federation. EMF consists of 34 national associations.

## History and membership

EMF was founded in a meeting held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 23–25 March 2012. EMF started with 11 members and currently has 29 full-time federation members.

## Members

Members as listed on EMF website:

* Albania
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Greece
* Great Britain
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

## Competitions

EMF's main competition is EMF EURO for national teams, held annually from 2012 to 2018. In 2019 EMF General assembly decided to organize EMF EURO every 2 years in rotation with WMF World Championship. EMF's main club competition is the EMF Champions League. In addition, EMF organizes Euro Business Cup for corporate teams.

## Major tournament records

### WMF World Cup

* 1st — Champion
* 2nd — Runner-up
* 3rd — Third place
* GS — Group stage
* — Host(s)

| Teams | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | Years |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Czech Republic | 5th | 1st | 5th | | 3 |
| England | | | 25th | | 1 |
| France | | 8th | | | 1 |
| Germany | 8th | | | | 1 |
| Hungary | | 6th | 4th | | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 11th | 11th | | | 2 |
| Moldova | | | 10th | | 1 |
| Portugal | | 18th | 28th | | 2 |
| Romania | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | | 3 |
| Russia | 9th | 10th | | | 2 |
| Serbia | 10th | | 12th | | 2 |
| Slovakia | | | 7th | | 1 |
| Spain | | 4th | | | 1 |
| Switzerland | | | 22nd | | 1 |
| Ukraine | | | 8th | Q | 2 |

### WMF Continental Cup

| Teams | 2018 | Years |
| - | - | - |
| England | 4th | 1 |
| Switzerland | GS | 1 |
| Romania | 3rd | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1st | 1 |

### WMF Women’s World Cup

| Teams | 2021 | Years |
| - | - | - |
| Ukraine | GS | 1 |
| Moldova | 2nd | 1 |
| Switzerland | GS | 1 |
| Serbia | 3rd | 1 |

### U23 WMF World Cup

| Teams | 2018 | 2021 | Years |
| - | - | - | - |
| Moldova | | 3rd | 1 |
| Ukraine | | GS | 1 |
| Hungary | QF | | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2nd | GS | 2 |
| Slovenia | GS | | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1st | 2nd | 2 |
| Georgia | | GS | 1 |
| Russia | QF | | 1 |
| Switzerland | GS | | 1 |
| United Kingdom | QF | | 1 |
| Austria | GS | | 1 |
| Italy | 4Th | | 1 |
